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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$12,314 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,635 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business administration and management was ranked 2nd in Georgia. In fact, 2,352 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Georgia to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for business administration students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Georgia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Business Administration & Management

#1

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Augusta University the best value school in Georgia for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Augusta University graduate students pay an average of $7,444 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Augusta University is ranked #1 for overall quality for business administration in Georgia.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Out of the 7 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 2 spot on the list. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UGA are $11,156 a year. While working on their Graduate Certificate, business administration majors at UGA accumulate an average of around $19,316 in student debt.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UGA is ranked #5 for overall quality for business administration in Georgia.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Georgia State are $9,292 a year.

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Out of the 7 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Herzing University - Atlanta landed the # 4 spot on the list. Herzing University - Atlanta is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Herzing University - Atlanta graduate students pay an average of $11,680 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Brenau University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in Georgia. Brenau is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Gainesville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brenau are $13,940 per year.

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DeVry University - Georgia ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. DeVry University - Georgia is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Decatur.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at DeVry University - Georgia are $17,552 a year.

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Strayer University - Georgia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Strayer University - Georgia is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Atlanta.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Strayer University - Georgia are $15,135 per year.

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Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 4,501
Florida 6,459
North Carolina 3,290
Tennessee 2,285
Kentucky 1,040
Louisiana 3,270
Alabama 3,064
South Carolina 1,189
Mississippi 1,096
Arkansas 469
West Virginia 1,201

One of 20 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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